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Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 28090

Surgical removal of a cyst or growth arising from a tendon sheath or joint capsule in the foot, not including the toes. This type of growth, sometimes called a ganglion cyst, is a fluid-filled lump that can form near tendons or joints.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Removal of Cyst on Foot Tendon cost?

$6,050

Typical total for the visit. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,050 for this procedure. That total is two separate charges: $427 to the doctor who performs it, and $5,623 to the hospital or surgery center where it takes place. Done somewhere without a facility charge, you pay only the first.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

What's inside this number

Part of the billTypicalRange
Physician feeThe doctor who performs it$427$355 to $525
Facility feeThe hospital or surgery center$5,623$575 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,623 · 10th to 90th $380 to $13,490Professionalmedian $427 · 10th to 90th $295 to $813
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,623professional $427

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$20,417.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$812.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$9,120.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$831.76
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$10,232.93
Typical High
$16,595.87
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$741.31

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 8.6 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Physician feeFacility fee

South Carolina· 7th of 50

$6,050

$427 physician + $5,623 facility

CA $7,516WV $874

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.